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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Greetings and welcome to another edition of Thursday 13, the easy meme where you choose your own topics and the points don't matter!Thursday 13 is comprised of a list of 13 items that you put on your blog on Thursdays. Subject is your choice, but there is a list of ideas at the top of the blog if you're stuck.Sign up with Mr. Linky after Today's Fact to join in the fun.________________Today's FactThe Ides of March, once a spring festival, took on a new meaning when Roman "dictator-for-life" Julius Caesar was assassinated. He was attacked by a group of group of knife-weilding Roman senators. Among the assassins was Caesar's protégé and friend, Marcus Brutus. Et tu, Brutus?________________And here's Mr. Linky!

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Hello there! You've reached the Thursday Thirteen meme site. Here we link up to showcase our lists of 13 things, whatever they might be.You can make a list of anything you like. If you need a topic idea, check out the link at the top of the blog.Sign up with Mr. Linky after Today's Fact and we'll come visit you. ____________Today's FactOn March 8, 1911, a plumber's daughter from Paris, having convinced an aviator friend, Charles Voisin, to instruct her in how to fly an airplane, demonstrated her flying skills to the Aero-Club of France which awards her a pilot's license, the first ever issued to a woman. The woman's name was Raymonde de Laroche.____________

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Welcome! It's Thursday Thirteen time once again!Thursday Thirteen is the easy meme where you make a list of 13 things on a Thursday. Topic is your choice. If you need suggestions, check out the topic list at the top of this blog. We like most everything - book lists, what's in your fridge, the junk on your desk - it is all fair game.Sign up with Mr. Linky after Today's Fact so we can come around and visit._____________Today's FactOn March 1, 1961, US President John F. Kennedy sent out a call to young Americans to travel to foreign lands, especially poor and developing nations, to offer humanitarian assistance. By the early 21st century, more than 200,000 would have volunteered for the Peace Corps and served in 140 countries.______________And here's Mr. Linky! Ba da Boom!

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

It's time again for Thursday Thirteen!Here we are with the last Thursday of February, heading into March! Thursday Thirteen is the easy meme where you make a list of 13 things. If you need a hint about topic, check out the topic ideas at the top of the blog.Sign up with Mr. Linky after Today's Fact so we can see your Thursday Thirteen!_____________Today's FactOn February 22, 1997, scientists in Scotland revealed the existence of Dolly the sheep, the first animal successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell. The sheep, which was created from a mammary cell, was named after Dolly Parton._____________And here's Mr. Linky!

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Welcome Thursday Thirteen players! I hope your heart wasn't broken yesterday (Valentine's Day). Thursday Thirteen is the meme where you make a list of 13 things on a Thursday. Topic is your choice. If you need ideas, see the link at the top of the blog.Sign up with Mr. Linky so we can come around and visit you!________________Today's FactOn February 15, 1946, ENIAC was unveiled as the first general-purpose computer. The University of Pennsylvania formally dedicated their room-filling computer on this day. The press has dubbed it a 'Giant Brain.' The six main programmers, all women, had initially programmed ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) to run computations on the feasibility of the hydrogen bomb.________________And here's Mr. Linky!

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Hello again! You've reached Thursday Thirteen, the place where the meme's made up and the topic doesn't matter.To play Thursday 13, make a list of 13 things on a Thursday. You can talk about whatever is on your mind, books, etc. You can even make a list of your scars or the items on your refrigerator if you want. Show us your photos of something. We like it all!Join in by signing up with Mr. Linky after Today's Fact.______________Today's FactOn February 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, at the age of 44, was executed via beheading at the order of England's Queen Elizabeth I. Mary Stuart, who became queen at the age of 6 and spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents. She ultimately became Queen of Scotland and after two marriages she lost rule when her one-year-old son by her second husband was declared king. She sought refuge from the Queen of England, who was her cousin. England's queen kept Mary Stuart in various castles and manors for 18 years before finally saying, "Off with her head" after hearing that Mary Stuart had been convicted of a plot to assassinate England's monarch._____________And here's Mr. Linky!

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Happy 2nd month of 2018! I hope your year is going well so far. Can't believe we're in February, though. Time flies!Thursday Thirteen is the easy meme where you make up a list of 13 things on a Thursday. Topic doesn't matter (though we try to keep it clean). If you need ideas, check out the link at the top of the blog.Sign up with Mr. Linky after Today's Fact so we can find you and see what you wrote._________________Today's FactOn February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program after Space Shuttle Challenger, which broke apart and killed the seven-member crew 73 seconds after liftoff in 1986._________________And here's Mr. Linky! Wahoo!

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